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Hitoshi Okamura

Hitoshi Okamura

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
39
Citations
5244
World Ranking
8654
National Ranking
25

Hitoshi Okamura publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hitoshi Okamura sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 141 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Hitoshi Okamura D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hitoshi Okamura sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hitoshi Okamura is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan, focusing primarily on Medicine and Psychology. Their scholarly output includes 39 publications in Medicine and 15 in Psychology, with significant contributions to subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Oncology, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

The research topics frequently addressed by Okamura encompass Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Okamura has published in various academic venues. The most frequent publication sources include Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Nursing and Health Sciences, Cureus, and PsycTESTS Dataset.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Okamura are:

  • The influence of coping types on post-traumatic growth in patients with primary breast cancer, 2020, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Factors associated with facilitating advance care planning based on the theory of planned behaviour, 2021, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • The Japanese Breast Cancer Society clinical practice guidelines for epidemiology and prevention of breast cancer, 2022 edition, 2023, Breast Cancer
  • Effects of Cognitive Dysfunction and Dual Task on Gait Speed and Prefrontal Cortex Activation in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, 2020, Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition
  • Changes in motor function and quality of life after surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer, 2020, European Journal of Cancer Care

Frequent collaborators in Okamura's research include Fumiko Kaneko, Kazuya Saita, Yoko Ueno, Tomoyuki Okazaki, and Keita Nakagawa.

Best Publications

  • Screening for psychological distress in Japanese cancer patients

    Akira Kugaya;Tatsuo Akechi;Toru Okuyama;Hitoshi Okamura

  • Prevalence, predictive factors, and screening for psychologic distress in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancer.

    Akira Kugaya M.D.;Tatsuo Akechi M.D.;Toru Okuyama M.D.;Tomohito Nakano

  • Psychological distress following first recurrence of disease in patients with breast cancer : prevalence and risk factors

    Hitoshi Okamura;Toru Watanabe;Masaru Narabayashi;Noriyuki Katsumata

  • A psychosocial group intervention for Japanese women with primary breast carcinoma.

    Sakiko Fukui;Sakiko Fukui;Akira Kugaya;Hitoshi Okamura;Masae Kamiya

  • Depression and Psychological Distress in Patients During the Year After Curative Resection of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Yosuke Uchitomi;Ichiro Mikami;Kanji Nagai;Yutaka Nishiwaki

  • Psychological impact of verbal abuse and violence by patients on nurses working in psychiatric departments.

    Makoto Inoue;Ken Tsukano;Mitsutaro Muraoka;Fumiko Kaneko

  • Psychiatric disorders and associated and predictive factors in patients with unresectable nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: a longitudinal study.

    Tatsuo Akechi M.D.;Hitoshi Okamura M.D.;Yutaka Nishiwaki;Yosuke Uchitomi M.D.

  • Dynamic exercise improves cognitive function in association with increased prefrontal oxygenation

    Kana Endo;Kanji Matsukawa;Nan Liang;Chie Nakatsuka

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Cancer Patients: Descriptive Analysis of 1721 Psychiatric Referrals at Two Japanese Cancer Center Hospitals

    Tatsuo Akechi;Tomohito Nakano;Hitoshi Okamura;Seiko Ueda

  • Fatigue and Its Associated Factors in Ambulatory Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Study

    Tatsuo Akechi;Akira Kugaya;Hitoshi Okamura;Shigeto Yamawaki

  • Factors related to posttraumatic stress in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer and their parents

    Shuichi Ozono;Toshinari Saeki;Tomoyuki Mantani;Akiko Ogata

  • Predictors of patients' mental adjustment to cancer : patient characteristics and social support

    T Akechi;H Okamura;S Yamawaki;Y Uchitomi

  • Depression after Successful Treatment for Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma A 3-Month Follow-Up Study

    Yosuke Uchitomi M.D.;Ichiro Mikami;Akira Kugaya M.D.;Nobuya Akizuki

  • Predictive factors for suicidal ideation in patients with unresectable lung carcinoma

    Tatsuo Akechi M.D.;Hitoshi Okamura M.D.;Yutaka Nishiwaki;Yosuke Uchitomi M.D.

  • Correlates of depressed mood in ambulatory head and neck cancer patients.

    Akira Kugaya;Tatsuo Akechi;Hitoshi Okamura;Ichiro Mikami

  • Predictive factors for psychological distress in ambulatory lung cancer patients.

    Tatsuo Akechi;Akira Kugaya;Hitoshi Okamura;Yutaka Nishiwaki

  • An acutely confused 15-year-old girl

    Hitoshi Okamura;Nobutada Oomori;Yosuke Uchitomi

  • Psychologic distress after disclosure of genetic test results regarding hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma.

    Yoshie Murakami;Yoshie Murakami;Hitoshi Okamura;Hitoshi Okamura;Kokichi Sugano;Teruhiko Yoshida

  • Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale.

    Tatsuo Akechi;Mayumi Fukue-Saeki;Akira Kugaya;Hitoshi Okamura

  • Why Do Some Cancer Patients With Depression Desire an Early Death and Others Do Not

    Tatsuo Akechi;Hitoshi Okamura;Shigeto Yamawaki;Yosuke Uchitomi

  • Study on factors associated with changes in quality of life of demented elderly persons in group homes.

    Yuuka Funaki;Fumiko Kaneko;Hitoshi Okamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Yosuke Uchitomi
Yosuke Uchitomi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Tatsuo Akechi
Tatsuo Akechi Nagoya City University
Shigeto Yamawaki
Shigeto Yamawaki Hiroshima University
Yutaka Nishiwaki
Yutaka Nishiwaki Tokyo Medical University
Toshiaki A. Furukawa
Toshiaki A. Furukawa Kyoto University
Yasumasa Okamoto
Yasumasa Okamoto Hiroshima University
Kanji Nagai
Kanji Nagai Kitasato University
Seiichiro Yamamoto
Seiichiro Yamamoto National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Teruhiko Yoshida
Teruhiko Yoshida National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Motoki Iwasaki
Motoki Iwasaki National Cancer Research Institute, UK

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